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Dignity in old age: caring for Emma
Help Emma stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 76. After a diagnosis of dementia Emma can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Emma desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Emma worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $4,900 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,900
• Medication and prescriptions: $400
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $300
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Lukas
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Thanks for sharing this, Lukas. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.